Make sure the bugs don´t bite

Photographer: Tim Malloch
From: Salta, Argentina to Uyuni, Bolivia

Make sure the bugs don´t bite

Chagas disease is a big problem in Bolivia. Beetles that live in the thatched ceilings of houses bite you then lay their eggs and you end up with a potentially lethal parasite in your blood stream. Not good news. For this reason Alain and I erected our tents in this rural hostal. For more information about Chagas disease and the work that Medecins Sans Frontieres is doing in Latin America please visit my website (www.pushonnorth.com).